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the brown paper bag is specifically due to the open container law. if you are drinking from a bag, an officer must look into the bag to know you are drinking a
by ruined 1y ago
the brown paper bag is specifically due to the open container law.
if you are drinking from a bag, an officer must look into the bag to know you are drinking alcohol. looking into the bag requires probable cause and a 4th amendment protected search.
- scarface_74 1y agoYes and police always follow the law, are truthful about what caused them to have probable cause, don’t use it to harass minorities/poor. And when people are arrested the underfunded overworked public defenders can do a great job defending the rights of the accused.